I didn't vote for teachers' union

Re: Time for parents, students to stand up to teacher unions, editorial, durhamregion.com, Dec. 7, 2012.

I was so glad to see your stand on the current teachers' unions' actions regarding Bill 115.

I too have cringed as I hear the voice ads from the teachers' unions trying to scare us into believing their plight shows we are all at risk of the loss of democracy.

In my opinion, Bill 115 is what democracy is about, an elected government representing the voice of the majority. I did not vote for the teachers' union, yet I, as we all do, pay their wages. Those of us in the private sector have had to learn to make do with little or no increases for years, yet the teachers' union feels it can take more of what is left in our pockets. Fairness is we are all in this together, and only by working together can we weather these tough economic times.